ision
of Christ: (12)buried with him in baptism, in which also ye have been
raised up together with him by faith, the energy of God, who raised him
from the dead.

(13)And you, who were dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of your
flesh, hath he quickened with him, freely forgiving you all trespasses;
(14)and hath blotted out the handwriting in ordinances that was against
us, which was the obstacle to us, and took it from the midst, nailing
it to the cross; (15)spoiling principalities and powers, he exposed
them to view openly, triumphing over them on it. (16)Let no man
therefore judge you concerning what you eat, or what you drink, or the
observance of a feast, or new moon, or the sabbaths; (17)which are
_merely_ shadows of things to come: but the body is Christ's. (18)Let
no man juggle you out of your prize, voluntary in _his_ humility and
the worship of angels, intruding into things which he never saw, vainly
puffed up by his carnal imagination; (19)and not firmly attached to the
head, from which the whole body, by joints and ligaments, harmoniously
adjusted and closely compacted, increaseth with increase from God.

(20)If then ye have been dead with Christ from the rudiments of the
world, why, as though living in the world, are ye dogmatically taught,
(21)eat not, nor talk, nor touch, (22)(all which things tend to
corruption by abuse) according to the injunctions and doctrines of men?
(23)Which things indeed hold forth an appearance of wisdom in
will-worship, and humility, and bodily mortification, _though_ not of
any value, _but_ a gratification to the flesh.

CHAP. III.

IF ye then be risen with Christ, seek the things which are above, where
Christ is seated at the right hand of God. (2)Fix your minds on things
above, not on things on the earth. (3)For ye are dead, and your life is
hid with Christ in God. (4)When Christ shall appear, who is our life,
then shall you also with him be manifested in glory. (5)Mortify
therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, impurity,
the vile passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is
idolatry: (6)for which things the wrath of God cometh upon the children
of disobedience; (7)in which ye also walked formerly when ye lived
among them: (8)but now ye have put away all these things, anger,
asperity, malice, scandal, obscenity, out of your mouth.

(9)Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his
practices; (10)and have put o